Given name & surname
Joachim
“established by God”·“one who is established by God; God will judge”
Joachim is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “established by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is established by God; God will judge” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “established by God” (Hebrew) and “one who is established by God; God will judge” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In English usage, Joachim developed from Ἰωακείμ.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joachim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,203
- 1,203 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,189 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,189 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,001 as a first name in 2020; 2,423 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joachim’s family of names
In German usage, Joachim has a diminutive in Kim. Joachim shares a linguistic root with Joaquin. In English usage, Joachim has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Joaquim.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Joachim has relatives in 38 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
45 related names in 38 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 24
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Joaquinvariant
- Kimshort form · Norwegian Bokmål, German
- Joaquimvariant · Catalan, Portuguese
- Kimapet form
- Achimdiminutive · German, French
- Jochenvariant · German
- Joakimvariant · Swedish, Norwegian Nynorsk
- Jakimvariant
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- Xuacuvariant · Asturian
- Jokkepet form · Norwegian Bokmål
- Achdiminutive · gmw-ecg
- Jockediminutive · Swedish
- Jochemshort form · Dutch
- Keimpet form · English
- Jokinvariant · Basque
- Jokimvariant
- Joakeenvariant
- Josquinvariant
- Joacheimvariant
- Jachimvariant
- Joachimekdiminutive · Polish
- Joachimusvariant · Latin
- Jojakimvariant · German
- Jojachinvariant · German
Across languages 43
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Akimcognate
- AkiFinnish
- Gioacchinocognate · Italian
- Joakimafeminine form
- JoacimSwedish, Norwegian
- Јоакимequivalent
- Юхимequivalent
- Xuacoequivalent
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- Aćimequivalent
- Djowassincognate · Walloon
- ΙωακείμGreek
- JoaquínSpanish
- Yochimderivative · English
- Yochamderivative · English
- Jáchymcognate · Czech
- Ioakimrelated form
- Quimequivalent
- Jockelequivalent
- Ioachimusequivalent
- Joahimequivalent
- Joachinequivalent
- ՀովակիմArmenian
- Jekimaizh
- XaquínGalician
- Йоакимrsk, Ukrainian
- ИоахимRussian
- ЯкимRussian, rsk
- JóakimIcelandic
- JukkuGreenlandic
- Ἰωακείμroot · Ancient Greek
- GioachinoItalian
- JaakkimaFinnish
- ИоакимRussian
- ヨアヒムJapanese
- ЯкімBelarusian
- JoakimoEsperanto
- YokinBasque
- ChuaquínAragonese
- АкимRussian
- Jokumcognate · Norwegian
- Jockumcognate · Danish
- Yackimcognate
- Jochimcognate
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Joachim
- Joachim GauckGerman Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)
- Joachim LöwGerman footballer and managerborn 1960
- Joachim MuratGrand Duke of Berg and Cleves, The king of Naples (1767-1815)
- Joachim du BellayFrench writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)
- Joachim FrankGerman-born American biophysicist and Nobel laureateborn 1940
- Prince Joachim of DenmarkDanish prince (born 1969)
- Joachim TrierDanish-Norwegian film director and screenwriter (born 1974)
- Joachim MeisnerGerman cardinal and archbishop of Cologne, Catholic cardinal (1933–2017)
- Joachim AndersenDanish association football player (born 1996)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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